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Amanda2125789 · 08/08/2020 12:32

Hi, I find myself in a predicament I would ideally not have chosen :/
But I’m in it and I plan to not let this accident turn into a sad affair.
I’m in my thirties and pregnant via an accident.
I was taking the pill but also self administered anti biotics I had in the cupboard for cystitis I get from cycling a lot. Stupid! Because this has been where I think the pill became inactive.
I’ve been sleeping with an old work colleague. Friends with benefits.
It was always his choice to push to not use a condom and in my mind to a certain extent I covered our backs on the getting pregnant side. All be it I messed it up not realising by taking other meds. He has never wanted to use a condom. That’s another debate. And not one I want to get advise on ideally. I know the pitfalls of the man not wearing one.

He has two past marriages with kids involved in each. All very amicable. Everyone gets on well. I think even the mothers of each get on as well. And since then an on of relationship with an ex who from what I gathered is living away and has been for best part of a year fighting her alcohol demons. He’d go through stages of saying there was no hope. He wished there was but over a year she’s been trying to sort herself out and hasn’t wanted to carry on their relationship etc etc. He’s given up etc.
I stayed at his frequent times. Her photos were still there where he was holding onto the past. It didn’t matter to me, we were just friends with benefits.
Well now I’m pregnant and initially I was shocked, stunned and thought there’s no way this can happen. We aren’t going to be ‘together’ etc etc. I don’t want that. And although he joked in the past maybe him and I could see if we could be good together, he wants more kids. Wants to have a family setup and unit with someone again etc. I think he knew I wasn’t up for that and I wasn’t either, not with him.
Since finding out about said accident he freaked out and straight away his communication and verbal manner as my friend has put it has been poorly done from his side. There’s a way to go about saying “are you okay” and then mentioning it really isn’t something they would want. But his ways have been utterly shocking. Saying that it can’t happen as something terrible will happen. I asked him to elaborate. He said if I knew I would terminate straight away. Then later saying he can’t say over messages on the phone. Then something about if it’s found out later it could go to court and I could have some legal issues. Nothing to do with him he just wouldn’t be able to protect me blah blah blah. I asked point blankly what exactly are you saying. I have a lawyer family member no one can suggest anything legally scary to me that doesn’t make actual sense and I easily shake in my boots. His whole way of trying to shock me into a termination but not being clear in weird non direct seeming threats. As if it was found out later someone other than him would go for me legally? How is that possible? Totally baffled I said your not making any sense.
He then tried to make hints the baby would not be healthy. This and that.
I’m two months pregnant.
His bizarre random messages were stressing me out so I blocked him on all platforms.
He hasn’t found another way to contact me and knows where I live.
I did initially mention that because this was a mistake on both our parts that I too was thinking to terminate but after long consideration I just couldn’t. So will carry on pregnancy and I’m happy and willing and want to go it alone and expect nothing from no one.
Now after his distasteful reaction and what feels like hidden threats have left me thinking NO why should I struggle to bring up a child that he partly created. This man has wealth. Although the type of wealth I’m pretty sure he’s done well to hide money and things when he’s needed to.
As far as I was aware both his ex partners and children live in very very expensive houses and holiday in properties he owns abroad. But they were married.
I don’t want to go after this mans money never have done. I even friend zoned him knowing how much wealth he had and kept us as just friends with benefits in our time of on off time together but for his complete personality and character shift and really off manner since finding out I feel I shouldn’t just disappear off to struggle alone bringing up a child who he will likely later get to enjoy a relationship with after I’ve slogged away with not a lot to go on.
Where do I stand in this situation.

OP posts:
Amanda2125789 · 08/08/2020 12:43

I really don’t need a bashing right now. I’ve never posted on here before because I know you leave yourself open for a bashing. I’m already internally beating myself up for this accident that is all on me to take care of. I’m fine with that. I’m just disgusted with the veiled threats in any way he could
To try to scare me into a termination. My friend said keep all messages because it will not look good to anyone that reads them. It’s like he is another person. Just disgusted. I’m 14 years younger than him never married or had children. I think he feels he can veil his threats to bully me into a termination. It’s bizarre to not be straight down the line and openly say he doesn’t want to be connected to a baby at this time in his life and explain why. There’s something not quite right with this whole approach and the veiled threats. I low honesty from people that’s all I ask.

It’s because of this complete shocking behaviour and friends who are mothers specifically one who struggled alone financially to bring up her child for the biological father to suddenly want to be involved after denying it for 15 yrs and now is this father the child thinks is amazing for being around for the fun years. With no thanks to her for bringing him up.
Apparently it happens often. Men relinquishing any responsibility with no financial help and then wanting to play daddy later on. If the biological father was honest and a decent person I wouldn’t feel so angered that could happen but after his behaviour I feel I would be very angry

OP posts:
timetest · 08/08/2020 13:03

His comments make no sense, he’s just doing it to scare you. Keep on blocking him. Contact CMS as soon as the baby is born to set up payments. Don’t engage with him while behaviour is so hostile. Concentrate on you, your health and pregnancy.

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